"Fuse Publication presents 'Six Fantastical Tales on Human Exploitation, Viewed through the Eyes of Beasts'"
Yolanda González, a renowned author, challenges the anthropocentric perspective in her novel "Fusion: six wild fictions". This narrative delves into the intricate relationship between animals and humans, offering a fresh perspective on our interaction with the natural world.
In "Fusion", González uses a restaurant setting as a metaphor for the transport of global products, shedding light on the impact of human actions on the environment. The story follows a father and daughter, representing generational issues, and the protagonist's illness is depicted as a symbol of climate change.
González's writing style in "Fusion" is distinctive, with language used in a way that adjusts and takes on new meanings, helping readers to see reality from a different perspective. This approach is reminiscent of Joseph Andras' book "Thus we make war."
The research process for González's other novel, "Wild Silk", was meticulous, involving detailed documentation about the process of extracting thread from spiders and the political context of the time. "Wild Silk" is a story set in 1900 about a French missionary's obsession with producing silk thread from Madagascar spiders to compete with China. The story symbolizes a special connection of indigeneity with nature that is destroyed by a missionary with an excess of civilizing zeal, and highlights the devastating consequences for the environment.
González's works are focused on the issue of destruction and extractivism. She does not aim to marry any particular ideology or perspective, but rather to challenge readers to see reality from a different perspective.
González's library and computer contain a variety of works by Spanish essayists, including Riechmann, Valladares, Herrero, and Santiago, that she uses as a source of inspiration.
Recognized Figures in Climate and Resource Themes
Authors such as Rachel Carson, Marc Reisner, Jason Hickel, and Bill Weir are recognized for their contributions to discussing environmental impacts and the relationship between capitalism, resource extraction, and ecological collapse. Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring is foundational in this discussion, helping set the stage for climate change awareness.
While the specifics on filmmakers are not detailed in the provided results, prominent environmental and climate-focused filmmakers not mentioned here elsewhere include people like Jeff Orlowski (Chasing Ice, Chasing Coral), Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up), and others known for engaging climate crisis narratives.
Scholarship and ethnographic work also highlight the systemic linkages of colonialism and capitalism to ongoing resource extraction and fossil fuel projects, particularly on Indigenous lands, framing these issues within political and economic critiques.
The experience portrayed in "Wild Silk" was repeated by Anglo-Saxon individuals in Madagascar a few years ago, and the region is one of the places most affected by climate change. The repetition of similar experiences continues to happen today, with a focus on the extraction of resources and geopolitics.
González admires the work of documentary author Ian Urbina, Eduardo Romero, Begona Mendez, and French thinkers such as Levi Strauss, Descola, Latour, Morizot, and Charbonnier, for their contributions to the understanding of destruction and extractivism.
[1] Carson, R. (1962). Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin. [4] COP28 ethnographic documents.
- Yolanda González's novel "Fusion" shares thematic similarities with Rachel Carson's influential work, "Silent Spring," both addressing the impact of human activities on the environment, particularly in relation to climate change.
- In her novels, González explores the intersection of health-and-wellness with environmental-science, often symbolically representing health issues as consequences of climate change or environmental destruction.
- González's admiration for documentarian Ian Urbina, ethnographers like Eduardo Romero and Begona Mendez, and French thinkers such as Levi Strauss, Descola, Latour, Morizot, and Charbonnier, reflects her interest in understanding and challenging the relationship between capitalism, resource extraction, and ecological collapse.
